Adjustable necktie



June 8, 1937. I. D. WOLFSON ADJUSTABLE NECKTIE Filed April 12, 1955 I N VEN TOR. /S 4D0/?E 2, 14 04 F504 ATTORNEYS 45 erence, "land ll designate opposite sections of a If desired, in lieu of the-clip M, a fastening 45 Patented Jiii es, 1931 2 33 105..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE NECKTIE Isadore David Wolfson, Woodmen-e, N. Y. Application April 12, 1935, serial No. 15,928 1 Claim. (01.2-155) This invention relates to neckties and while nection on the free end of the loop and along not necessarily restricted thereto, is particularly the inner face thereof for couplingthe sections applicable to bow-ties and provides means for in adjusted relation forvarying the length of the rendering the same adjustable in length so as to tie. coincide with the various standard sizes of 001- In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. lars. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the lnterengageable The invention more particularly provides a means of connection consists of a fastening elenecktie consisting of two sections, one of which ment l3 attached to the inner end of the looped is of greater length than the other and has its portion and having a spring clip 84 adapted to 1'.) inner end looped through a link afiixed to the be selectively engaged with longitudinally spaced inner end of the other section and with interopenings l5 formed in a lining strip l6 secured engageable means of connection on the free end by longitudinal stitching H to the inner face of I of the loop and along said section for coupling the section II.- I'he lining strip I6 is provided the sections in adjusted relation for varying the with an opening l5 corresponding to each quarlength of the necktie. I ter size of standard collar and preferably the 15 The invention also contemplates an improved strip bears indicia id for indicating the openings fastening means for selectively attaching the free corresponding to the sizes of collars respectively end of the looped portion in adjusted positions a d for u din the wearer n sett n the c p by which the efiective length of the necktie may in the proper opening. be varied to provide the correct length of neck- As shown, the spring clip Id has an arcuate tie for each size of collar. bill is presenting a flared entrance mouth and a With these and other objects in view, the invenrestricted gripping portion to prevent unintention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing tional displacement of the clip from the set posi-= in which there is disclosed several embodiments tion. v of the invention, while the appended claim covers In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. modifications thereof which fall within the scope 3, an alternate form of lining strip 28 is used in of the invention. a which the means for selectively receiving and In the drawing: securing the spring clip it at various adjusted Fig. l is a perspective view of abow-tie conpositions along the section ll consists of a series' structed in accordance with the invention. of woof threads 2i extending transversely of the 30 Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view lining and formed by eliminating the longitudinal therethrough taken approximately on line 2-2 warp threads at the medial portion thereof. of Fig. l. A further variation of the means for selectively Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary inner face coupling the clip at longitudinally spaced points 3:, view illustrating a modified form of the means alongthe section it is shown inFig. 4 which con- 5 for securing the loop in adjusted positions. sists of a lining strip 22 having longitudinally Fig. 4 is a .fragmentary perspective view of a spaced series of transversely extending loops 23 further modified form of the means for securing v arranged at the medial portion of the lining the loop in relative adjusted positions. A still further modification of the means for Fig. 5 is a fragmentary inner face view of a, selectively coupling'the clip I4 is disclosed in Fig. 40' further modification of the loop securing means. 5. in which the lining strip 24 is formed with Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a longitudinally Spiwfid buttonholes 25 j n modified form of the loop fastening element. which size indicating indicia 26 is arranged which Referring to the. drawing by characters of refcoincides with the corresponding size of collar.

bow-tie which sections have shaped bow-forming element 21 may be employed which is particuportions at their outer ends and are adjustably larly applicable for the form of the invention connected together at their inner ends so that the shown in Fig. 5. This type of fastening element length of the tie may be varied to coincide with lncludes a T-shapedhead 28 for selective engagethe various standard sizes of collars. ment with the buttonholes 25. 50

The section Ill is of a fixed length and is prowh t i cl i d i vided with alink l2 affixed to its inner end, while An adjustable necktie including opposite the section II is of relatively greater length and m (me of which has t inner end portion ha i inner end looped hrough the link l2 and folded to form a blght, a link aflixed to the inner is provided with interengageable means of conendpf th th t n and sudably receiving 55 the bight of said first mentioned section. said the plane of the apertured end and of the free first mentioned section having longitudinally end of the bight portion for selective engagement spaced openings in one face thereof and a thin with the said longitudinally spaced openings for flat fastening element comprising an apertured coupling the sections in adJusted relation so as to end secured to the said bight portion adjacent vary the length of the necktie.

the free end thereof and having a T-shaped attaching terminal arranged in a prolongation of ISADORE DAVID WOLFSON. 

